Which one of these has less pull on server resources?...
1. Putting actual content to be delivered into the MySQL DB. Example: "Building 8" in the "Location" field. PHP prints this as such.
or
2. Putting a letter in the DB, and then converting that letter into usable content with PHP. Example: "H" in the "Location" field, and then "if... location == H then..." in the PHP.
So basically... is it better to just deliver usable content out of the DB, or pull smaller content out and then convert it? We're talking best for server resources here.
1. Putting actual content to be delivered into the MySQL DB. Example: "Building 8" in the "Location" field. PHP prints this as such.
or
2. Putting a letter in the DB, and then converting that letter into usable content with PHP. Example: "H" in the "Location" field, and then "if... location == H then..." in the PHP.
So basically... is it better to just deliver usable content out of the DB, or pull smaller content out and then convert it? We're talking best for server resources here.